Moody's подтведило рейтинги Тексакабанка (Казахстан)

/REUTERS, 21.12.05/ - Международное рейтинговое агентство Moody's Investors Service подтвердило во вторник рейтинги казахстанского Тексакабанка: долгосрочный "В1", краткосрочный "Not Prime" и финансовой устойчивости "Е+" после объявления о возможной покупке его российским Сбербанком. "Moody's понимает, что несмотря на то, что казахский регулятор недавно разрешил Сбербанку приобрести 100 процентов акций Тексакабанка, никакого соглашения между акционерами казахстанского банка и Сбербанка пока не заключено", - сообщило агентство. В случае же покупки Сбербанком Moody's внесет долгосрочный рейтинг Тексакабанка в список на возможный пересмотр в сторону повышения. Ниже приводится полный текст сообщения агентства Moody's Investors Service на английском языке. MOODY'S AFFIRMS TEXAKABANK'S (KAZAKHSTAN) B1/NP/E+ RATINGS FOLLOWING ANNOUNCEMENT OF POTENTIAL ACQUISITION BY RUSSIA'S SBERBANK Limassol, December 20, 2005 -- Moody's Investors Service has affirmed the B1/NP/E+ ratings of Almaty-based Texakabank following the announcement of a potential takeover bid by Sberbank of Russia (rated Baa2/P-2/D-). Moody's understands that, although the Kazakh regulator has recently authorised Sberbank to acquire 100% of the equity of Texakabank, no deal between the Kazakh bank's shareholders and Sberbank has yet been reached and the former are continuing to assess various options for attracting strategic investors, including the possibility of ceding control to Sberbank. The rating agency also understands that Sberbank's management have not yet made any firm commitment to acquiring Texakabank. Moody's will continue to monitor the bidding process and, in the event that the takeover appears to be likely to materialise, would expect to place the B1 long- term deposit rating of Texakabank on review for possible upgrade. However, due to the small size of the potential initial investment, Moody's would not expect Sberbank's ratings to be affected. With total assets of US$141 million and shareholders' equity of US$14 million as reported under IFRS at year-end 2004, Texakabank is among the smaller rated banks in Kazakhstan. It is owned by a US private investor and a Kazakhstani private investor, who hold 90.3% and 9.7% of the share capital, respectively. Sberbank is the largest bank in the Central and Eastern Europe, with total assets of US$69 billion and shareholders' equity in excess of US$5 billion as at year- end 2004. It is majority owned by the Central Bank of the Russian Federation. London Adel Satel Managing Director Financial Institutions Group Moody's Investors Service Ltd. JOURNALISTS: 44 20 7772 5456 SUBSCRIBERS: 44 20 7772 5454 Limassol Andrey Naumenko Vice President - Senior Analyst Financial Institutions Group Moody's Investors Service Cyprus Limited JOURNALISTS: 44 20 7772 5456 SUBSCRIBERS: 44 20 7772 5454 [2005-12-21]